henbe was open to commissions recently, and I was able to achieve a long-standing goal of mine! When I was growing up, one of my favorite comics outside the furry world was Tintin. The very quality and depth of the stories made it clear that this was a graphic narrative created for adults and children both. And my favorite character was Captain Haddock. So much so that, for a while in my childehood, "thundering typhoons!" was a favorite expletive of mine. :)
My own art style bears little resemblance to Hergé's but, as I said, Henbe (whose style is quite obvioulsly like Hergé's ^_^) was available to easily achieve what I myself had never been able to do... design an anthropomorpic version of my favorite Tintin character. :)
Original Capt. Haddock © Hergé
Furry Capt. Haddock © henbe
My own art style bears little resemblance to Hergé's but, as I said, Henbe (whose style is quite obvioulsly like Hergé's ^_^) was available to easily achieve what I myself had never been able to do... design an anthropomorpic version of my favorite Tintin character. :)
Original Capt. Haddock © Hergé
Furry Capt. Haddock © henbe
Category All / Fanart
Species Wolf
Gender Male
Size 893 x 1260px
Huh, interesting.
Kinda remember TinTin, not all that well however. But yes, this style does suit the other. Quite cool.
Kinda remember TinTin, not all that well however. But yes, this style does suit the other. Quite cool.
BILLIONS OF BLUE BLISTERING BARNACLES!
Great piccy!
Say, you ever see Groat as Captain Haddock?
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1385739/
Great piccy!
Say, you ever see Groat as Captain Haddock?
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1385739/
The scary thing is that I think if this version appeared in a panel of an original story, I might not notice right away. The captain is pretty hair to begin with!
Henbe is very good at the classic European style cartoon.
Wow Herge style :D
Wow Herge style :D
wow i read all of these when i was a kid!
this still looks spot on
thanks for the blast from the past
--Rick
this still looks spot on
thanks for the blast from the past
--Rick
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, exxxxcellent Gene!!!!!
The result is surprising and amazing!!!
The result is surprising and amazing!!!
Faut avouer que Haddock est un personnage qui se situe bien dans la ligne de ceux dessinés habituellement par Henbe !
*chuckles* This is a double surprise for me...knowing that you like TinTin and seeing you, the mighty Gene Catlow, commission another artist. <=)
*sigh* ItaX, I'm just as much a fan as I am an artist! I've commissioned dozens of artists in the past who can draw things I can't *^_^*
I know Gene...I'm just being silly. <=) Now...I got curious. What kind of stuff you can't draw?
Well, the reason I commissioned Henbe to draw a furry Capt. Haddock is because I couldn't get anything even close to the character no matter how hard I tried to draw him. Herge's style isn't easy for me to draw - but comes quite natural to Henbe. :)
Soon to be in a major motion picture, Live action, Possibly even 3D, Steven Speilberg, Peter Jackson, a trilogy IIRC, loads of money been spent on it.
- W -
* Who vaugly remembers reading some TinTin from a long time ago *
- W -
* Who vaugly remembers reading some TinTin from a long time ago *
Yeah, Captain Haddock was great! The earlier novels are great, but the series really got to be great when Haddock was added. Cool drawing!
This is awesome! You did a really good job combining the style of the comic with a furry character, this design makes sense for him. "Salty Sea dog," heh. Also, I LOVED the TinTin comics, my third grade teacher had lots of them and she let me read them all. There was something rather unique, and very fun, about them.
He's even stopped drinking long enough to pose for a picture.
Blistering Barnacles! It's been so many years since I've seen or read The Adventures of Tin Tin, I always remember when he dropped his liquor flask, then Snowy lapped it up and got drunk, funny as hell!
That was a very appropiate species selection to Haddock (being a sea dog...). I wonder what would be the species of Thomson and Thompson.
I didnt know you where a fan of Herge, Gene. I thought the tintin comics was m0ostly a European thing, and I didnt know how well known they where outside of Europe. When it comes franco-belgian comics, my favorite artist is Franquin. Im espescially a fan of how he draws cars and cities, making them both detailed and expressive.
I keep trying to find more Valérian and Laureline and yoko tsuno, two sci-fi comics I really enjoy, which is sadly hard to find in comic shops here. In general I really loved the franco-belgian sci fi comics as a kid, cus my uncle collected them. Because of its sci fi elements, the first and still my favorite album by Herge I read was Destination moon and its follow-up.
IF that isnt an awesome comic, I dunno what is. It has great characters, funny situations and a very nice story that keeps you engaged trough mystery. But then again, its easier to list the herge comics that does not have this. A few of the books have elements that rings oddly to modern ears, but overall its amazing how timeless the comics are, they can still be read and enjoyed by everyone today.
I think I can see a little of Herge in your approach to storytelling. Even in the middle of a complicated story you attention to the little amusing moments, something Herge was really good at
I keep trying to find more Valérian and Laureline and yoko tsuno, two sci-fi comics I really enjoy, which is sadly hard to find in comic shops here. In general I really loved the franco-belgian sci fi comics as a kid, cus my uncle collected them. Because of its sci fi elements, the first and still my favorite album by Herge I read was Destination moon and its follow-up.
IF that isnt an awesome comic, I dunno what is. It has great characters, funny situations and a very nice story that keeps you engaged trough mystery. But then again, its easier to list the herge comics that does not have this. A few of the books have elements that rings oddly to modern ears, but overall its amazing how timeless the comics are, they can still be read and enjoyed by everyone today.
I think I can see a little of Herge in your approach to storytelling. Even in the middle of a complicated story you attention to the little amusing moments, something Herge was really good at
Yes, I learned that readers do indeed pay attention to those little details, and that it's important to add them. (Oh, and Valérian and Laureline is a great favorite of mine as well.)
Actually I comissioned the Captain from Henbe, an artist who does indeed know Herge's style extremely well. ^_^
Captain Haddock as a wolf! you dont see that everyday you did a great job drawing him
Oh my goodness... everyone's crediting me with drawing this picture of the Captain!
Henbe is an artist that has worked hard to learn both the style and the storytelling of Hergé, and he's the one I commissioned to draw my favorite Tintin character!
Henbe is an artist that has worked hard to learn both the style and the storytelling of Hergé, and he's the one I commissioned to draw my favorite Tintin character!
you mean Henbe the guy who made the timtin comics made this for you!? thats evein more awesome! sorry for giveing you credit but hey he could also draw tintin as a furry and snowy as a Anthro Dog
Wow this looks incredible Henbe did a great job on it and I must say as a Tintin fan I bet Herge would be proud and you lucky to get this picture
I always did imagine if Haddock as a furry and for some reason I bet he would have howled at Castafiore's singing cause you know how he is a wolf and all XD
I always did imagine if Haddock as a furry and for some reason I bet he would have howled at Castafiore's singing cause you know how he is a wolf and all XD
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